How To Install libmediainfo0v5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmediainfo0v5 on Kali Linux. libmediainfo0v5 is library for reading metadata from media files – shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmediainfo0v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libmediainfo0v5

libmediainfo0v5 is:

MediaInfo is a library used for retrieving technical information and other metadata about audio or video files.

A non-exhaustive list of the information MediaInfo can retrieve from media files include:

  • General: title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration…
  • Video: codec, aspect, fps, bitrate…
  • Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate…
  • Text: language of subtitle
  • Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters

MediaInfo supports the following formats:

  • Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVD (VOB)…
  • Video Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.264, AVC…)
  • Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF…
  • Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI…

This package contains the shared library needed for running applications which use this library.

There are three methods to install libmediainfo0v5 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmediainfo0v5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmediainfo0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmediainfo0v5

Install libmediainfo0v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmediainfo0v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmediainfo0v5

Install libmediainfo0v5 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmediainfo0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmediainfo0v5

How To Uninstall libmediainfo0v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmediainfo0v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmediainfo0v5

Uninstall libmediainfo0v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmediainfo0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmediainfo0v5

Remove libmediainfo0v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libmediainfo0v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmediainfo0v5

Remove libmediainfo0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmediainfo0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmediainfo0v5

Dependencies

libmediainfo0v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmediainfo0v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.